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Adam Rittenberg ESPN Staff Writer

Bowling Green hires Carl Pelini as defensive coordinator. Pelini had held the same position on his brother Bo's staff at Youngstown State after being fired as Florida Atlantic's head coach. Carl Pelini also was Nebraska's defensive coordinator for four seasons under Bo and returns to the Mid-American Conference after coaching on Frank Solich's staff at Ohio for three years.

Justus Reed forced a fumble from quarterback Matt DeSomer, scooped up the ball and ran 21 yards into the end zone with 1:44 left to seal Youngstown State's 28-20 victory over Southern Illinois on Saturday.

Ricky Davis ran for two touchdowns and threw for four more as Youngstown State snapped its four-game losing streak by crushing winless Indiana State, 66-24, in a Missouri Valley Football Conference game Saturday.

Cam Pedersen kicked a game-winning 36-yard field goal in overtime to give North Dakota State a 27-24 win over Youngstown State in a battle of top-ranked Football Championship Subdivision teams Saturday.

Joel Anderson ESPN

Cam Pederson hits a 36-yard FG in the first OT, lifting 2nd-ranked and unbeaten North Dakota State to a 27-24 win over Youngstown State in a conference showdown between a pair of Top 10 FCS teams. The defeat snaps an 11-game home winning streak for the Penguins.

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Joel Anderson ESPN

North Dakota St-Youngstown St, a game between a pair of Top 10-ranked FCS conference rivals, is now going into OT tied at 24-24 here in Youngstown.

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North Dakota St's RJ Urzendowski just hauled in a 16-yard TD catch that might be SportsCenter Top 10-worthy: one-handed, with his left hand, with his foot inbounds.

Youngstown State University has agreed to settle a federal lawsuit with a football player convicted of rape as a teen who sued after the school allowed him to join the team and then told him he couldn't play this season.

Tevin McCaster ran for a career-high 183 yards and punched in the go-ahead touchdown to lead Youngstown State to a 19-7 win over South Dakota State in the Missouri Valley Football Conference opener Saturday night.

Ma'lik Richmond played in Youngstown State's 59-9 win over Central Connecticut State on Saturday, a day after a federal appeals court declined a university request to keep the defensive end from playing.